Nate Davis is a quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, who selected him with the 171st pick in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Davis attended Ball State, where he played for three seasons. After his junior season, Davis declared for the 2009 NFL Draft. Davis is 6-feet 2-inches tall and weighs 217 pounds.

Prep Career

Coming out of Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Ohio, Nate Davis was rated the 31st-best quarterback in the nation by Scout.com in 2006. While there, he set a conference record for career touchdown passes.

2006-2007

Davis started seven games in his freshman season at Ball State and tied the school single-season record with 18 touchdown passes. He subsequently broke that record by throwing 30 touchdown passes, along with 3,667 yards in his sophomore season, a year in which Ball State's offense set school records for points scored and total yards. Davis was named Team MVP for his accomplishments that season.

2008

In his junior season, Davis was the MAC Offensive Player of the Year. He threw for 3,591 yards and 26 touchdowns, completing 64.3 percent of his passes. He ranked second in the league with 265.5 passing yards per game. Davis became the first Ball State quarterback to pass for more than 3,000 yards in a season twice in a career. He was one of 10 finalists for the Manning Award, given to college football's top quarterback. Ball State, after a 12-0 start, finished 12-2, losing to Tulsa in the GMAC Bowl.

NFL Draft Prep

As a junior, Davis was not eligible for any postseason all-star games following the 2008 season. He did earn an invitation to the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine, where he did not participate in workout drills. At his Pro Day in March, only one NFL team -- the nearby Indianapolis Colts -- was in attendance.

Personal

Davis comes from a family of quarterbacks. His older brother Jose is a former quarterback at Kent State, and also played professionally in the Arena Football League. Nate Davis suffers from a documented learning disability, which some scouts have suggested may prevent him from picking up a complicated NFL playbook.

NFL Career

Davis was selected in the fifth round (171st overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Before the 2009 season, Davis signed a four-year/$1.9M contract with San Francisco.

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